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1、Unit9HowIFoundMyVoiceJamesEarlJones1TodayIamknownformyvoiceasmuchasformyacting.IthasbeenmygoodfortunetoreceivejobssuchasthespeakingroleofDarthVaderinGeorgeLucas’sStarWarstrilogyandthevoice-overannouncerforCNNcabletelevision.IalsonarratedAaronCopland’sLincolnPortraitonacompactdiscI
2、recordedwiththeSeattleSymphony.PerhapsmygreatesthonorcamewhenIwasaskedtoreadtheNewTestamentontape.2Butittookalongtimetobelievesuchgoodthingscouldhappentome.WhenIwasayoungsterIstutteredsobadlyIwascompletelyunabletospeakinpublic.3SinceIwaseightI’dhadtroublespeaking.Itwassobadthatwhe
3、neverIstoodupinclasstoread,theotherkidssnickeredandlaughed.Ialwayssatdown,myfaceburningwithshame.4I’mnotsurewhatcausedmystuttering.Perhapsitwasanemotionalproblem.IwasborninArkabutla,Mississippi,andwhenIwasaboutfive,ImovedtolivewithmygrandparentsontheirfarmnearDublininnorthernMichi
4、gan.Itwastraumaticmovingfromthewarm,easywaysofcatfishcountrytotheharshclimateofthenorth,wherepeopleseemedsodifferent.5Fortunately,mygranddaddywasagentleman,afarmerwhotaughtmetolovetheland.Hewasshortandhehadaprodigiousamountofenergy.Heevenbuiltachurchtopleasegrandmother,aferventwor
5、shiperoftheLord.Allsortsofpeoplewereinvitedtoourlittlechurch;white,blackandAmericanIndiancametogetherinanondenominationalfellowship.Granddad’sIrishheritagecameoutinhisloveforlanguage;duringtheweekheused“everydaytalk”,butonSundayhespokeonlythefinestEnglish.6AsmuchasIadmiredhisfluen
6、cy,Icouldn’tcomeclosetoit.IfinallyquitSundayschoolandchurch,notwantingtobehumiliatedanymore.Allthroughmygradeschoolyears,theonlywaytheteachercouldassessmyprogresswasformetowritedowneverythingIhadlearned.7Oh,Icouldtalk,allright.Ourfarmanimalsknewthat.Ifounditeasytocallthepigs,tellt
7、hedogstoroundupthecows,andventmyfeelingstoFanny,thehorsewhosebigbrowneyesandliftedearsseemedtoexpressinterestinallIsaid.ButwhenvisitorscameandIwasaskedtosayhello,Icouldonlystand,poundmyfeet,andgritmyteeth.ThatawfulfeelingofmyvoicebeingtrappedgotworseasIgrewolder.8ThenwhenIwas14,Pr
8、ofessorDonaldCrouchcametoourschoo
